Top Reviewers of 2023 Award
We cordially express our great appreciation to many scientists/clinicians who havereviewed submitted articles for Endocrine Journal during 2023.
The following were the winners for Top Reviewers of 2023 Award, who submitted
the most review reports in 2023.

Dr. Shinya Furukawa
Ehime University, Ehime
I am very grateful for the prestigious award and hope that theevidence presented in Endocrine Journal will lead to new advancesin endocrinology.

Dr. Yushi Hirota (2022 Awardee)
Kobe University, Hyogo
I’m honored to receive the Top Reviewers of 2023 Award, followingthe recognition in 2022, and I am deeply thankful for theopportunity to engage with and learn from the high-quality
manuscripts submitted to the Endocrine Journal.

Dr. Hidefumi Inaba (2022 Awardee)
Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama
Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama
I am honored to receive the Endocrine Journal Top Reviewers of 2023
Award. I appreciate the great opportunity to review a lot of precious
manuscripts submitted to Endocrine Journal and to contribute to theprogress of science with excellent authors.

Dr. Noriko Makita (2021, 2022 Awardee)
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
I am delighted to receive this award for the consecutive years of 2021 and2022. Having had the opportunity to review numerous papers, I have cometo appreciate the allure of EJ encompassing both basic and clinical aspects,
and that of the field of endocrinology covering whole body. Believing thatthe first step in elevating the prestige of the EJ lies in high-quality reviews,
I look forward to contributing my best efforts with confidence.

Dr. Yuki Matsuhashi
Hirosaki University, Aomori
It is my pleasure and honor to have the opportunity to review many
manuscripts submitted to Endocrine Journal, and receive Top
Reviewers of 2023 Award.

Dr. Mitsuru Nishiyama
Kochi University, Kochi
I am honored to receive such a wonderful award. I have learned a lot throughpeer review, and I will do my better to contribute to this Journal.

Dr. Mitsuru Nishiyama
Kochi University, Kochi
I am honored to receive such a great award. I have learned a lotthrough peer review and I hope to contribute to this journal.

Dr. Kenji Ohba (2021 Awardee)
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka
I am honored and delighted to serve as a reviewer for EJ.
Reviewing insightful manuscripts in both basic and clinicalendocrinology, particularly in thyroidology, has been an incredible
experience for me. I look forward to EJ becoming one of the mostsought-after journals worldwide in endocrine science.

Dr. Yoshifumi Saisho (2022 Awardee)
Saisho Diabetes Clinic, Tokyo
It is my pleasure and honor to have an opportunity to review
your precious manuscripts.

Dr. Akira Shimatsu (2022 Awardee)
Omi Medical Center, Shiga
It is my great honor to receive the Top Reviewers of 2023 Award.
I have really enjoyed collaborating with young scientists andclinicians through the reviewing processes.

Dr. Toshihiko Yanase
Muta Hospital, Fukuoka
Thank you so much for this wonderful award. I am learning
recent progress of endocrinology by reviewing manuscripts.
It also helps prevent my brain from aging. I am very happy if I
could contribute to the development of EJ.

Top Reviewers of 2022 Award
We cordially express our great appreciation to many scientists/clinicians who havereviewed submitted articles for Endocrine Journal during 2022.
The following were prize winners for Top Reviewers of 2022 Award, who submitted
the most Review Reports in 2022.

Dr. Kenji Ashida
Kurume University, Fukuoka
It is my pleasure to be one of the honorable reviewers of Endocrine
Journal. I would like to contribute to the further advancement of theEndocrinology and Metabolism field. I am always looking forward to
having more chances to discuss with authors about their valuable
studies.

Dr. Hidenori Fukuoka
Kobe University, Hyogo
I would like to express my gratitude for this wonderful award. I am
learning a lot from peer-reviewing papers submitted to Endocrine
Journal. I would appreciate it if I could contribute to thedevelopment of the excellent papers submitted to EJ.

Dr. Yushi Hirota
Kobe University, Hyogo
I am honored to have had the opportunity to review many
manuscripts submitted to Endocrine Journal.

Dr. Hidefumi Inaba
Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama
Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama
I am very pleased to receive the Endocrine Journal Top Reviewers
2022 Award. It is my great honor to contribute to the developmentof Endocrine Journal. I will continue to do my best to review theprecious articles with high quality, accuracy, and impartiality.

Dr. Takahiko KogaiDokkyo Medical University, Tochigi
I greatly appreciate all of the efforts, time, and enthusiasm of theauthors I have communicated through the review processes.
I would be so happy, if my comments have contributed to enhance
confidence and reliability of their manuscripts.

Dr. Noriko Makita
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
I’m honored to receive a Top Reviewers Award 2022, following 2021.
I appreciate I could have wonderful chances to review lots of wonderfuland exciting works. I think one of the big merits to submit our works to EJ
is getting speedy feedback from reviewers. The more novel the theme is,the more important the speed of process is. Citation indexes are getting as
valuable as impact factors when we evaluate the works. Considering this,EJ is one of the most appropriate journals to submit to. When we submit
interesting works to EJ more and more, they will be cited and impact factor
will go up. Realizing this, I would like to continue to return my review
comments as soon as possible.

Dr. Yoshifumi Saisho
Saisho Diabetes Clinic, Tokyo
It is my pleasure and honor to have an opportunity to reviewyour precious manuscripts.

Dr. Akira Shimatsu
Omi Medical Center, Shiga
It is my privilege and honor to serve as a reviewer for yourexcellent journal and to contribute to a wonderful collaborationwith authors.

Dr. Toyoyoshi Uchida
Juntendo University, Tokyo
It is my great pleasure and honor to have opportunities to review
interesting manuscripts of Endocrine Journal.

Top Reviewers of 2021 Award
We cordially express our great appreciation to many scientists/clinicians who havereviewed submitted articles for Endocrine Journal during 2021.
The following were prize winners for Top Reviewers of 2021 Award, who submitted
the most Review Reports in 2021.

Dr. Yoshitaka Hayashi

Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Nagoya University,Aichi
It is my pleasure and honor to have an opportunity to review yourprecious manuscripts.

Dr. Sumiyasu Ishii

Gunma University, Gunma
I would be happy if I was able to contribute to Endocrine Journal.
Thank you.

Dr. Shigeaki Kato

Iryo Sosei University, Fukushima

EJ is open for everybody who brings any progress in endocrinology.
I am devoted with much fun to assist publishing them in EJ.

Dr. Noriko Makita

The University of Tokyo, TokyoI’m pleased to receive the honor as one of top 10 reviewers of EJ. As an EJ
editorial board member, I really recognize the importance and responsibilityof reviewing manuscripts submitted to EJ. In the process in which an editor
decides whether the manuscript is valuable enough to be published in EJ,
contributions of reviewers are essential. Reviewing manuscripts is a toughwork for me, but I would like to do my best each time. By reviewing
manuscripts, I can learn lots of things beyond being an endocrinologist. I
hope I contribute to developing EJ as one of high impact journals by goodreviewing.

Dr. Norisato Mitsutake
Nagasaki University, Nagasaki

It is my great honor to serve Endocrine Journal to keep the qualityof its publications.

Dr. Kenji Ohba

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka
I feel honored and delighted to serve as a reviewer for EJ. Reviewing valuable
and insightful manuscripts in the fields of both basic and clinical endocrinology,
especially thyroidology, has been an incredible experience for me. Further, thesupport from the editor and the editorial board has made the reviewing
process quite enjoyable and exciting. I look forward to EJ becoming one of thehighest sought journals worldwide in endocrine science.

Dr. Michio Otsuki

Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo
It is a great honor to be commended for the number of my peer
reviews last year. I would like to continue the contribution as thereviewer as well as the editor of Endocrine Journal.

Dr. Tatsuo Shimosawa
International University of Health and Welfare, Tochigi
It is always stimulating to review articles. I always keep it in mind
that comments must be helpful for authors. I enjoy concrete dataand relevant conclusion with suggestive discussions.

Dr. Takashi Sugiyama

Ehime University, Ehime

I am honored to be able to review many articles of the Endocrine
Journal. Since I myself was raised by this Journal, I will continue toread your precious article with my gratitude. I look forward toreviewing manuscripts which contribute to the progress of the fieldof endocrinology.

Dr. Toru Takano

Rinku General Medical Center, OsakaI am pleased to review your contribution. In particular, we welcome
research that challenges new methods and concepts that havenever existed before.

Dr. Ai Yoshihara

Ito Hospital, Tokyo

I am happy to contribute to the further development of endocrinology.
My research activities focus on pregnancy and thyroid diseases.
I hope that everyone will be able to receive good quality medical carethrough the papers that are published.